Ancol Dreamland
Also known as Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, this massive location is home to several attractions for which getting around via rickshaws and gondola cable cars is needed. This place is also famous for being Jakarta’s version of Disneyland. The Fantasyland (Dunia Fantasi) amusement park is often flocked to by kids and adults alike.
Visitors are spoilt for choice with water rides, thrill rides or family friendly rides. Tickets range from Rp.200,000 (US$15) during weekdays and Rp.295,000 (US$22) during weekends. Aside from a theme park, Ancol Dreamland also offers a water park, oceanarium, animal shows, an eco-park, bowling centre and golf course.
JungleLand Adventure Park
Jungleland Adventure Theme Park has 35 hectares area and consists of 4 zones, Carnivalia, Tropicalia, Mysteria and Explora, with 41 rides, 20 attractions, parades and the biggest Science Centre in Indonesia. This is the right place to make your children exhausted with fun!
Taman Pintar Science Park
Are your kids into science? Do they dream of following in the footsteps of Albert Einstein or Thomas Edison? Take them to Taman Pintar in Yogyakarta to boost their thirst for knowledge. After all, it is best to start them young. This is a place where they can express, create and appreciate science through imagination, trial, and games.
Dunia Fantasi or Dufan
Dufan is one of the most famous theme parks in Indonesian. There is something for everyone here. It is also important to note that there are some attractions that are must-visits. Teenagers can rejoice as there are many to enjoy here including kicir-kicir, arung jeram, tornado, bolang baling, ontang anting, hysteria, nia gara gara, bianglala, kora-kora, halilintar and kicir kicir. Meanwhile children can go over to istana boneka, rumah miring, and poci poci for a calm yet fun ride.
Dago Dream Park
Dago Dream Park is for the millennial family looking for fun, joy and to share it on social media. Not only will you be able to enjoy the outdoors fun, but you can also have a photo session with the whole family. You can even have a paintball battle team, dreamzone for children, parkzone for outdoor activities and selfie extreme for family members to take amazing pictures. The Bridge also allows you to do that, in which you can take mind-bending pictures as if you are flying.
Kidzania
Photo Kidzania Jakarta
Another place to have your kids indulge in creativity and be whoever they want to be when they grow up for a day is Kidzania. A kid-sized replica of a real city, Kidzania is complete with highways, urban facilities such as hospitals, supermarkets, salons, theatre, factories and much more. Let them enjoy playing the role of a doctor, teacher, pilot, police, the sky’s the limit with the professions they can try.
Ticket prices range from Rp.50,000 (US$4) for ages 2-3, Rp.150,000 (US$11) for ages 4-16 and Rp.100,000 (US$8) for ages 17-64.
Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII)
Also known as ‘Beautiful Indonesia Miniature Park’, TMII is a culture-based recreational area located in East Jakarta and spreads out across 250 acres. This is the perfect place to visit if you want to immerse yourself in the country’s rich culture as the park showcases and represents the tribes in 33 provinces of Indonesia, each showing different shapes and building styles.
They also cover the aspects of various daily life in every province, displaying various fashion, dance and regional traditions. TMII has become a famous tourist spot due to its several attractions such as a miniature of the archipelago in the middle of the lake, cable cars, museums, IMAX cinema and theatre.